Global investments

Investment areas

Equities, Fixed Income and real estate

The fund is invested globally in international equities, fixed income and real estate. The goal is to have well diversified investments that distribute risk and generate the highest possible return within the mandate from the Ministry of Finance.

Holdings

We invest in around 9,000 companies and have investments in 77 countries. The fund's annual holdings are available from 1998 to the end of 2017.

Responsible investment

Our focus areas

We work on selected issues that are relevant across multiple sectors, and have formulated expectations for how companies should manage risk and report on their activities. We have three focus areas dealing directly with environmental and social issues:

The fund's returns

5.9%

Annual return

The fund generated an annual return of 5.9 percent from the establishment of Norges Bank Investment Management in 1998 to the end of the first quarter of 2018, measured in the fund's currency basket. After management costs and inflation, the return was 4.0 percent.

Careers

Exciting career opportunities

As manager of the Government Pension Fund Global, we can offer exciting careers with a high level of responsibility and independence. We operate in a competitive, dynamic and fast-paced multinational environment.